Yarwood Surname

112,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Yarwood Surname Definition:

(English) for Harwood (q.v.), with common Dialectal substitution of Y- for H-.

Yarwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5001:22,2873,115
United States6861:528,36644,010
Australia4551:59,3317,200
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Wales851:36,4063,615
Scotland671:79,9085,892
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Belize121:29,6232,063
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2191:19,9962,846
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Yarwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for Harwood (q.v.), with common Dialectal substitution of Y- for H-.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yarwood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yarwood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yarwood is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yarwood is the 112,883rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,777,017 people. The surname Yarwood occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Yarwood live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 2,500 people, or 1 in 22,287. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent reside, Cheshire, where 19 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Yarwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yarwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yarwood surname increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yarwood surname are 10.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Yarwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.03% more than the national average, earning R 625,056 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarewood931/
Jarwood86112/
Yarwwod861/
Hearwood8013/
Earwwood801/
Gearwood801/
Eearwood800/
Yarbod779/
Yarwad771/
Yarwud771/
Hiarewood751/
Earwwod711/
Yarewad711/
Yarboud711/

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